What is 2/6 plus 1/5 in fraction?
2/6 plus 1/5 equals to 8/15 in fraction form.
Learn how to find what is 2/6 plus 1/5 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 2/6 + 1/5 as a fraction and decimal.
Summary: 2/6 plus 1/5
Since both the fractions have the unequal denominators, you have to find the equivalent fractions for 2/6 and 1/5 having identical denominators before starting adding the fractions. Find the LCM of denominators, 30 is the LCM of 6 and 5. Multiply the LCM 30 with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions (2/6 x 30/30) + (1/5 x 30/30) and simplify further in order to have the common denominators. By simplifying the fraction addition expression becomes 16/30.
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find the equivalent fraction between 2/6 and 1/5 by adding two fractions with different, unequal or unlike denominators. The sum in fraction form for 2/6 plus 1/5 can be obtained by using anyone of the two methods below.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
2/6+1/5 using LCM Method:
What is 2/6 plus 1/5 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 2/6
Fraction B: 1/5
What to be found?
2/6+1/5 = ?
Find what's the sum of 2/6 and 1/5.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 2/6 and 1/5 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction addition. Since the denominators of given fractions 2/6 and 1/5 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions addition.
step 3For unlike fractions addition, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 2/6 and 1/5:
The LCM of 6 and 5 is 30.
step 4 Write the fractions 2/6 and 1/5 in the addition expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=2/6+1/5
=(2 x 30)/(6 x 30)+(1 x 30)/(5 x 30)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=10/30+6/30
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/30 x (10/1+6/1)
=1/30 x (10 + 6)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/30 x 16
= 16/30
=8/15
2/6+1/5=8/15
Hence,
2/6 plus 1/5 equals to 8/15 in fraction.
2/6+1/5 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 2/6
Fraction B: 1/5
What to be found?
2/6+1/5 = ?
Find what's the sum of 2/6 and 1/5.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (2 x 5), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (1 x 6), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (6 x 5) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (2 x 5) + (1 x 6)/(6 x 5)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (10 + 6)/30
= 16/30
= 8/15
2/6+1/5 = 8/15
Hence,
2/6 plus 1/5 = 8/15